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| Markus Kingdom Justice |
Markus Kingdom... done. And just before the end of the year too.
And by request... here's the character summary.
I like to refer to it as 'Summary of a Tragedy'
Enjoy!
Markus Kingdom Justice.
Younger brother of Gabriel
Camael Justice, older brother of Skylar ‘Sky’ Justice.Second heir to the Justice estate.
Markus was in many ways the odd
one out of the three Justice siblings. Nine years younger than his older
brother, Gabriel, and five years older than his sister Sky, he used to refer to
himself as the thorn between the roses. This wasn’t because he didn’t get along
with his siblings, but because he wasn’t related to them at all.
After the birth of Gabriel, the
Justices seemed unable to conceive a second child. After nearly ten years of
trying without any luck they decided to adopt, and Markus was introduced into
the family. Barely two years of age, pale-skinned with dark eyes and even
darker hair, he stood in stark physical contrast to his fair-headed and blue
eyed brother. Gabriel accepted his new baby brother with open arms, spending
much time running around the large Justice estate with Markus teaching him how
to get up to no good and generally driving the house staff up the wall.
Markus developed a passion for
speed at a young age which saw him tearing across the estate on a quad bike at
the age of seven, whereas his brother favoured more quiet pursuits. In fact Gabriel
was often seen sitting outside on a summer afternoon reading a book, wearing
ear plugs so as not to be distracted by Markus racing by on a motorised
vehicle.
Markus had just turned five and Gabriel
fourteen when their parents announced that surprisingly they were expecting
another child. The news was received by the brothers with great excitement.
Both Markus and Gabriel adored
their sister from the moment she was born and for a while family life was
peaceful and idyllic.
Shortly after Gabriel’s twentieth
birthday, a traffic accident claimed the lives of both their parents, leaving him
as head of the estate and guardian of his younger siblings.
As the oldest son and heir to
the Justice estate Gabriel had been groomed for his future responsibilities
from the moment he could walk. His carefully planned out education and inherent
sense of duty helped him work through the loss of his parents. Allowing himself
very little time to grieve he instead focused on bringing order to the chaos
into which they had been so suddenly plunged. He effectively became a single
parent to Markus and Sky, channelling all his efforts into efficiently running
the business he had been left and preserving the home they all knew and loved.
Gabriel’s new role as patriarch shifted
the dynamics between the three siblings. Sky who was only five when the tragedy
occurred grew up seeing Gabriel more as a parent than a brother.
In his parents’ absence and with
his brother too busy running things, Markus would drag his sister along to the
race tracks instead. He had known since the moment that he first heard an
engine fire up that he wanted to be a racing driver. Seeing as he wasn’t sure
whether to race cars or motorbikes he decided to do both. Sky inevitably ended
up sharing his joy of race cars and bikes, though when it came to career
choices she was attempting to decide between palaeontologist, artist or police
detective. Though not related by blood the two of them had very similar
temperaments and senses of humour. As the years passed they seemed to do
practically everything together, prompting Gabriel to refer to them as the
‘hipsters’, seeing as they appeared to be joined at the hip.
Even though the three of them
were raised as siblings on equal terms, the bond between Sky and Gabriel had
always been very different from that between her and Markus. In many ways
Markus and Sky grew up more as close friends than siblings.
Whether the emotional turmoil of
losing their parents and the subsequent closeness that developed between them
was the reason behind what occurred or whether it was destined to happen
regardless is anyone’s guess. However, as time went by, the friendship between
Markus and Sky turned into love. This was a shocking realisation for both of
them and it left them extremely conflicted about their feelings and each other.
Though, technically speaking, there was nothing against such a union, the
reality of their situation was exceptionally awkward at best. The Justice
family was well-known to the public and Markus had achieved quite a level of
fame due to his success as a race driver.
Their initial reaction was to
agree to not take it any further. Unfortunately they felt far too strongly
about each other to ignore their feelings.
As the older of the two, Markus
felt terribly responsible for what had happened, not to mention horribly
guilty. He would have long conversations into the night with Gabriel
apologising profusely for getting them into such a mess. Gabriel was far more
open-minded on the subject than Markus, and though it upset him deeply to see his
brother so distraught, he couldn’t quite understand why he was so torn up about
it. Of course people would talk, people always talked, but as far as Gabriel
was concerned a well-timed press release could work wonders.
Regardless of his support,
Markus seemed unable to shake his guilt, and his mixed emotions were making him
increasingly volatile. Sky on the other hand had finally accepted how she felt
and it was breaking her heart to see the man she loved in so much pain.
Eventually she decided that the best option would be for her to leave and give
Markus space and peace of mind. By now she was twenty and studying at
university and transferring her studies to a university abroad would not be
difficult. Her announcement came as a complete shock to Markus who immediately
realised that he simply could not imagine life without her. He finally accepted
that he loved her and that he wanted to be with her, regardless of the consequences.
Two weeks later Markus died. He
was killed in a crash during a race.
